Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-19
Isoxs sNArEnRusLE FIGHT.


Teay1uy Themselves In Pseces ~ u
Death Ends the Basie.
Icbdon special cablegrAm 10 the Philadelphia
Rses, dated October 10, says: Eariy this morning
there was . fearful ana exciting hattie IN the
jubilee exhibition az Liverpool nelmonico. the
mnsa plucsy tanner Of beasts In tbs county, has
been exciting The nerves Of the visitors for long
time by trining In q cage with three big forest
nooS five more lions Of q difiercat kind. but al
nerce and full grown. arrived from Africa yester-
day and were put at once into the big cage with
ths three already there Tney hnd no training
but Delmonico went In among them and thrilled
the crowd that filed the menagerie by an unusually
sensational performance When he had done Mlle
Kora. his partner, went n with the hons and took
q little dos with her. This WAS repeated four
times during the day and the I'VE lions were
sSem ana the repested sisSs o. sae man. woman
and dog 70 DO anything but crouch IN their corners
In fear.
Their establishment had not worn Oh. ana they
were stln quiet when let alone for tonight ~
the ATTENDANTS at 10 O'Clock shortly sfter mid
friSnsfSI roaring and snariins. ana servant sleep
INK on The premises rushed In 20 Ind the big iron
cage rocking and eight lions nghting furiously.
which olood-stained fur was nyinF IN all direc
lions The huge beasts rolled over and over, DASH
psces out * eacs other s" WITH iey an thai Wss
sickeuing. All the sights organized 20 CRAFTY
mans fondness for nghting would have seemed
u s.s seae sn
sides In the battle and that the new Arrivals were
petted At unfair ODDS against the lions who had
The skorts OF the servant 20 separate them only
increased their fury. AT last he rushed on Tor
arrived ana iSund s.edns es
relly, but Siu nghting. The battle narrowed
Which Were rapidly biting each otter Z pecss Il
general and for . rev second. there would De .
savage crunchins q teeth 70 tell how Sesh was
won In lis hand producsd immediats enecI All
but the TWO chief comoatants stopped nghung ana
croached sulleny down, licking their bloody wounda
ON these In their rage hot iron useless. even
when applied 10 raw nesh. They responded 70 the
more nerosly. AZ last Delmonico bravsy entered
the cage, half clad rs he was. and shut himself In
He next opened the door communicating with the
second cage and drove into IT, like 20 many sheep,
the six lions that hal been looking on
Meanwhile the other lions were still fighting,
although much weaker. Delmonicos attempts 10
separate them were useless They paid not the
slightest attention 20 him. and, although In their
struggle they dashed against ham, they were
tanner could form any plan 20 separate them the
| night ended OF itself The big forest lion rolled
over on his back ana died. while the other saye
mangled, while the victor's name was gone and
his body looked as though an especially wicked
Blood trickled from q hundred ugly wounds, and
there Is little hope that he Will i've
GIadssone's speech N Nottingham.
| HE DECLARES THE GOVERNMENT or IRELAND Has
UTTERLY BROKEN DOWN.
| When Mr.. Gladstone arose In the liberal confer
ence at Nottingham, England, yesterday, he was
greeted with prolonged cheers He was not there,
he said, TO say smooth things II was deplora-
BILE fact that the settling OF the great Irsh Ques-
/ lsGl Lao la.e
there been disposition 20 discuss &c In a spirit OF
candor and fairness, had been aga set ASIDE and
| was stin pending. its difficulties aggravated and
| Its prospects uncertain lie had always told the
| consery atives that the choice lay between coer-
cfon and home rule. The conservatives had told
them that home rule was an idle dream, but events
had shown that the coercion bill had been passed
| against the liberty OF the press and the hight q
public meeting, and not against crime. The Irish
II Continues IL would drive ireland into sucn .
state that the difficulties OF the government would
become almost insurfnountabie
| advance liberal interest IL was doubtful he said,
whether the tories accepted home rule In It's broad
proposals in 1872 and in 1888. He wanted Z statu-
| tory parliament In Dublin, subject 70 imperial
control. There was nothing 20 prevent any res-
proposals. without reference this or that partc-
ular or detail The immediate Necessity Of the
day was 70 watch 1ne way 10 Masch Ireland We, :.
their rash and foolish policy ft would naturally
lead TO political Generalization and render Il 10
| the highest degree diflcult even Tor Englshmer
and q parliament truly representing their best
and most enlghted conclusions 70 Deal rapidly end
| benefcially with Ireland Only one word could
In WAS s.mpertinence" The events Of the last rev
weeks In Ireland would not have been tolerated ID
England.
| Niichelstown. He admitted having used tn
| words s.Remember Mitchelstown." That afsiI
: | must and would be remembered The country hat
| an Account To settle with the government In con
neciion with that AFFAIR. The MitchelstowI
authorities were undoubtedly wrong, yet Nj. Bal
four in behalf OF the government, uneQufvocaliy
| assumed the responsibility for their actk Tn,
| worst feature OF the Mltchelstowp incident wa
that the action OF the authorities there had become
a MODEL and pattern for the whole OF lreiano TIT
whole system OF government In ireland requires
10 be thoroughly reformed, root and branch
, There had been Q break down In the government
and such q change an enfranchised nation ao0a
} | could accomplish.